How To Cleanse Crystals In 5 Minutes Flat

Feb 16

Here's how to cleanse crystals in 5 minutes flat... with sound! By simply playing any type of music or a single note very loudly, you can cleanse your crystal back to its natural frequency.

But, if you're looking for some other options that take a bit longer than five minutes, read on.

You may have heard that you must cleanse crystals that you buy because you never know who has held that crystal, and perhaps they imparted their bad vibes or negative energy onto the crystal.

You may also have heard that no one else can touch your crystals, and if they do, you must cleanse your crystals.

And maybe you're thinking that you've worked with your crystal a lot and it needs to be cleansed.

All of those reasons can be true.

There Are Two Schools Of Thought On Cleansing Crystals

One school of thought says that crystals do not absorb negative energy. Crystals have their own vibrational frequency - their dominant oscillatory rate, that gives them a stable vibration.

At times, the vibration of a crystal can be "knocked" out of its base vibrational frequency. For instance, silicate crystals (quartz, fluorite) that are next to a computer's electromagnetic field (EMF) for a while that's been emitting electromagnetic radiation will move into resonance with that equipment, but given time it will return to its base vibrational frequency with no help from anyone.

The other school of thought says that because you can set an intention for a crystal, it can absorb negative energy. Maybe someone who has held the crystal unknowingly imparted negative energy into the crystal, or they may have done so intentionally.

There is a theory called the "Stone Tape Theory". I, of course, heard about this theory while watching "Ghost Adventures," because we all know how obsessed I am with paranormal stuff.

The theory surmises that natural items - stone, rocks, crystals (I'm going to add wood and water to this theory) can record moments of the people's lives that were highly emotional or traumatic. Then these items, under certain conditions, will replay these memories.

It's a similar notion to psychometry that if you've watched the mediums on TV that hold onto an object and get information from the deceased person who owned the item.

I personally think all things in nature have some consciousness... While a rock isn't sitting in a desert contemplating life itself, at a micro-level it does have a predictable vibration in the way that its atoms and molecules are in motion. That, in a way, is what it is consciously focusing on.

And I definitely believe that objects touched or owned by others can hold onto energy, too.

So, if the Stone Tape Theory is true (scientists call it pseudo bullshit at the moment, but there are a lot of things they can't explain so there's that), then I firmly believe it's an important aspect to consider.

I think this is your choice when it comes to how you cleanse crystals.

How To Cleanse Crystals Method 1: Retuning

If you choose to believe that a crystal doesn't absorb negative energy, but want to make sure your crystal is at its base vibrational frequency, you can use sound. Sound is energy moving through the air.

You can use loud music, any kind. Rap, country, classical… it doesn't matter. If you'd like, you can also use a singing bowl or tuning fork.

The critical point here is that you want the sound to be loud, which equals more energy.

How To Cleanse Crystals Method 2: Cleansing

To cleanse a crystal, you have several options that are either wet or dry methods.

Smudging

Burning Sage

Sage is a sacred plant that has been used since ancient times and is an air purifier. It's been used for thousands of years to cleanse people, places, objects, spaces of negative energies within its smoke bath.

The smoke created from burning sage releases a large number of negative ions into the space.

Burning Palo Santo

Palo Santo means holy wood and comes from the trees of South America. It's got a sweet smell to it. Beyond being able to purify the space, it's said also to work well to keep specific bugs, including mosquitos away.

BTW the terms sage and smudge can be used interchangeably and mean the same thing.

Water

Place crystals in a drinking glass or bowl with running tap water, or bring them to a running spring in a mesh bag for 10-20 minutes.

Or you may submerge crystals in a bowl of salt water for a few hours up to overnight. Once complete, then rinse crystals in water.

*Warning: Some crystals that are porous, contain metal or have a water content are never meant to come into contact with liquid and may disintegrate.

Some of those crystals are:

Amber
Selenite
Himalayan Salt Rock
Lepidolite
Opal
Calcite
Celestite
Lapis Lazuli
Angelite
Desert Rose
Tourmaline
Halite
Fluorite
Pyrite
Hematite (Rust)
Lodestone (Rust)

Salt

Place crystals directly into a bowl filled with sea salt (or cooking salt). Leave them in there for several hours or overnight. Then rinse the crystals (if they won't be damaged by water). After you throw the salt away.

Or you can do an indirect salt method where the crystals are placed in a bowl and that bowl is placed in a larger bowl filled with sea salt. It’s similar to the thoughts on gem elixir water bottles that have a separate, but adjacent, spot for crystals that never touch the water.

Selenite Charging Plate

This is one of my favorite methods to cleanse my crystals. All you need is a flat piece of selenite and then just place your crystals that you want to cleanse on top of the selenite for a day (or 8 hours).

The word on the street is that Selenite never needs to be cleansed and it will cleanse your crystals for you with its white light energy.

I’ve found it to be effective and even helped my Azurite pendant that I wear daily that had become a bit dull from (I surmise) overuse.

Crystal Clusters

I do this method every night and place my rings and necklaces on top of my Amethyst clusters sitting next to my sink. They sit there overnight and are ready for me to wear the next day.

Full Moon

When the moon is full, you may want to take your crystals out for a moonlight bath. At a full moon, your crystals (and you, too) will experience the full lunar magic and will cleanse and re-energize your crystals.

With this method, too, there is some discussion about whether the crystals have to actually go outside. If it’s snowy and terrible outside, you probably don’t want to lug your crystals out in the freezing cold.

The standard advice on this one says that the crystals need to “see” the moonlight. That could mean you place the crystals on a windowsill.

I am a lazier type of person and tend to think that if the moon can affect me inside my house, it certainly can affect my crystals too without going outside. You can decide what you believe.

Intention

And if you don’t want to do any of these things, you can use your noggin and visualize cleansing energy intentions being sent to your crystal. Simply imagine white light washing over and through your crystal.

So how often do you need to cleanse your crystals?

When you first get your crystal
Any crystals that are used to shield EMF should be cleansed at least once per month.
If your crystal has been dropped or used for a crystal grid for some time
As you feel is needed

When it comes to how to cleanse your crystals remember that while these methods are best practices, that you can choose what makes the most sense for you.

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Alycia Wicker